Spieler
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What is your PRIMARY home defense gun; handgun or a long arm such as rifle, carbine or shotgun? If this subject has been covered here before, my apologies for being the 'new' guy.
10-Ring's thread asking if your home defense gun was the same as your daily carry gun got me thinking about this, but his supposition was based solely on handguns.
My go-to HD gun is a Win. 1300 shotgun. I have always been more of a long gun man and find that I generally shoot these weapons better than any handgun that I have owned. A handgun is convenient to carry, sure, but how relevent is this in a HD situation? I like the hand-filling nature of the shotgun and the sense of confidence it gives me when I know I am going into a confrontation. The intimidation factor of a shotgun, rifle, or carbine, although not solely something I am willing to bet my life on, also plays a factor I think.
This last point was reinforced for me about a year ago when I confronted a violent individual in my apt. complex. A young lady, who had obviously been assaulted, came knocking on my door at the proverbial zero-dark-thirty hour asking for help. To make a long story short, while I was assisting this person her attacker appeared and began verbally threatening her and approaching us, at which time I racked the slide on the shotgun and drew a bead on the guy. He stopped in his tracks, his eyes got real big and he started stammering "...it's all cool man" and left the area (to be picked up by police a few moments thereafter).
So, yes I carry a handgun for daily concealed carry, and it backs me up in the house, but when at home my primary weapon is the shotgun. Anybody else?
10-Ring's thread asking if your home defense gun was the same as your daily carry gun got me thinking about this, but his supposition was based solely on handguns.
My go-to HD gun is a Win. 1300 shotgun. I have always been more of a long gun man and find that I generally shoot these weapons better than any handgun that I have owned. A handgun is convenient to carry, sure, but how relevent is this in a HD situation? I like the hand-filling nature of the shotgun and the sense of confidence it gives me when I know I am going into a confrontation. The intimidation factor of a shotgun, rifle, or carbine, although not solely something I am willing to bet my life on, also plays a factor I think.
This last point was reinforced for me about a year ago when I confronted a violent individual in my apt. complex. A young lady, who had obviously been assaulted, came knocking on my door at the proverbial zero-dark-thirty hour asking for help. To make a long story short, while I was assisting this person her attacker appeared and began verbally threatening her and approaching us, at which time I racked the slide on the shotgun and drew a bead on the guy. He stopped in his tracks, his eyes got real big and he started stammering "...it's all cool man" and left the area (to be picked up by police a few moments thereafter).
So, yes I carry a handgun for daily concealed carry, and it backs me up in the house, but when at home my primary weapon is the shotgun. Anybody else?
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